Reminiscent of a troupe of wide-eyed clowns, Acorn Woodpeckers (Melanerpes formicivorus) live in large groups in western oak woodlands. Their social lives are endlessly fascinating: they store thousands of acorns each year by jamming them into specially made holes in trees. A group member is always on alert to guard the hoard from thieves, while others race through the trees giving parrotlikewaka-waka calls. Their breeding behavior is equally complicated, with multiple males and females combining efforts to raise young in a single nest.
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- It played Lya (Mermaid) in Mako Woodpeckers
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See Also
- Great Spotted Woodpecker
- Pileated Woodpecker
- Downy Woodpecker
- Gila Woodpecker
- Gilded Flicker
- Hairy Woodpecker
- Ladder-Backed Woodpecker
- Nuttall's Woodpecker
- Red-Bellied Woodpecker
- Red-Cockaded Woodpecker
- Red-Headed Woodpecker
- Red-Breasted Woodpecker
- Red-Naped Sapsucker
- Lewis' Woodpecker
- Black-Backed Woodpecker
- American Three-Toed Woodpecker
- Arizona Woodpecker
- Golden-Fronted Woodpecker
- White-Headed Woodpecker
- Williamson's Woodpecker
- Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
- Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
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